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Warriors’ reward? Long trip to Thayer McAuley could present some defensive problems for Thayer, Webber said. “They have several players capable of making big plays. We played them last year and we’ve exchanged films.”
The Warriors have three players among the area leaders in rushing, passing and receiving. Quarterback Austin Metts, a junior, has completed 151 of 288 passes for 2,205 yards and 22 touchdowns. He ranked third among area passing yardage leaders last week behind Joplin’s Devin St. Clair and Carthage’s Trey Derryberry. Senior running back Brant Russell has scored 14 touchdowns while rolling up 1,237 yards rushing. He was ninth in rushing yardage per game in the Globe’s compilation of area statistics last week. McAuley’s receiving leader, Kevin O’Keefe, was second last week behind Joplin’s Dane Kolkmeyer and has pushed his 10-game yardage total to 1,009. He’s scored 13 touchdowns. Rocky Spry has 34 receptions for 520 yards and five scores. Spry also is listed among the area’s return leaders with 453 yards in punt and kickoff returns. O’Keefe tops McAuley’s punting charts with a 37.3-yard average on 29 kicks. Defensively, the Warriors are led by senior linebackers Tim Schoenfeld and Russell with 123 and 122 total tackles, respectively. Russell has three quarterback sacks. Spry has five interceptions and O’Keefe four and Briton Freitas has two fumble recoveries. 
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